Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meltaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Related to Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to crush, grind”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive) to dissolve, to melt
Inflection
Conjugation of *meltaną (strong class 3)
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*meltan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*meltanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267